Housing

Housing encompasses a wide range of programs. While Child Care Facilities and Mobile Home parks have their own rules and regulations, the other programs such as Bed & Breakfasts, Hotels/Motels, Public and Private Schools, and Public Facilities are governed by the state’s General Sanitation Regulation.

The main purpose of any program in the housing division is to ensure a clean, safe and sanitary environment. All permitted establishments in each program are inspected a minimum of two times a year, except public schools, which are inspected bi-annually. The KCHD permits Child Care Centers, Bed and Breakfasts, Mobile Home Parks, Hotel/Motels, and Public and private Schools.

Evaluations of water and sewage systems for lending institutions are also conducted. Lending institutions require that a home with an individual sewage disposal system be inspected and approved before the closing of the sale. This is not a state mandated program, however the KCHD has for many years offered this important service to report the actual conditions found, regardless of who requests the service.